The Inner Edge: Leadership, Self-Mastery, and Reinvention for a New Era
Join Janet Ioli, executive coach and leadership expert, as she explores what it means to lead and live with authentic integration in our rapidly changing world.
In each episode, Janet—a trusted advisor to global executives and former Fortune 200 leader—guides you through the real challenges we don't talk about enough: reinventing yourself at midlife, navigating life transitions, leading with intuition in an AI-driven world, and integrating your spiritual and professional selves. This isn't your typical leadership podcast filled with quick tips and surface-level advice.
The Inner Edge is for leaders who are tired of compartmentalizing who they are and ready for deeper, more meaningful conversations. Whether you're facing an empty nest, caring for aging parents, questioning your purpose at 50, or simply craving more authentic connection in your leadership, this podcast meets you where the personal and professional intersect.
Janet brings her intuitive approach and decades of experience to conversations with guests who have reinvented themselves, thought leaders exploring the intersection of spirituality and business, and experts navigating our new era of constant change. Together, we explore what it means to stop following and start creating a future that aligns with your soul.
If you're ready to move beyond conventional wisdom and dive into the inner work that creates lasting transformation, welcome to The Inner Edge. This is where leadership meets life, and where your authentic self becomes your greatest asset.
The Inner Edge: Leadership, Self-Mastery, and Reinvention for a New Era
E99: Become a Better Leader by Becoming a Better Human with Manfred Kets de Vries
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“ They come to my courses, usually they want to be better leaders. They want to have better and more effective teams. They want to change the corporate culture, but in the end they talk about their mothers, their fathers, their spouses, their children, their life.”
In this episode, I talk to Manfred Kets de Vries; executive coach, psychoanalyst, and Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change at INSEAD.
You'll hear Manfred discuss the human condition, how to bring up the best in people and in yourself, what it takes to be a good and fulfilled leader, and the benefits of group coaching.
In this episode:
- How Manfred’s life’s calling was shaped by witnessing the leadership in WWII
- The current state of leadership and its impact on the world
- The benefits of longer group coaching programs over 1:1 coaching
- Storytelling for change
- Major decisions, inner work, and what truly matters
- How your relationships impact your life
- Contemplating what makes an effective leader
- Using 360º and 720º questionnaires as a starting point
- Accepting your dark side to become a better leader
- The 7C framework of leadership
- Leadership is a team sport, rely on your team
- Die young as late as possible
- And more!
Leadership Presence | Mastering the Inner Work of Leadership is your guide to leading with Less Ego and More Soul. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach, advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 200 companies. In this podcast, she digs into the real deep work and empowers leaders to show up with authenticity, build emotional intelligence, and lead in a way that leaves a lasting impact.
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Manfred Kets de Vries is a leading expert on executive development, combining insights from economics, management, and psychoanalysis to offer fresh perspectives on leadership, organizational dynamics, executive coaching, and existential dilemmas. A pioneer in team coaching and education, he's the Distinguished Clinical Professor at INSEAD, a six-time recipient of INSEAD’s Distinguished Teacher Award, and author of over 50 books.
Get to know the Kets de Vries Institute.
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Instagram: @leadershipcoachjanet
If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days, check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.
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